“Wear me, you will. Looking good, you will be.”
Fans of Star Wars and traditional Japanese clothing, your day has come! These new hanten, traditional short-sleeve Japanese jackets, perfectly mix old and new without going overboard in any direction. Called “和Robe” (“Wa-Robe” or literally “Japanese-style Robe”), the jackets come in beige, ivory, and black and you’ll have two designs, which feature different images on the inside of the jacket, to choose from. One jacket sports an image of Yoda on a rock looking contemplative and is available in beige only, and the other offers an image of the poster for the original Star Wars film, which you can have in black or ivory.
▼ Calm and serene or…
▼ …vibrant and badass!!
Of course, it might seem odd to put the graphics on the inside of the jackets, but we think it helps maintain a good balance. And each one features “Star Wars” in large, bold letters on the back of the collar, so your love for the franchise is never totally hidden.
▼ Also, you can do this “action star” pose in photographs!
▼ He wouldn’t look out of place on Tatooine, would he?
▼ The three jacket colors and lettering
In addition to the jackets, a juban shirt (basically a Japanese-style undershirt) will also be available with a print that features both the Millennium Falcon and X-wing fighters. You can pair these undershirts with one of the Wa-Robes for a truly Star Wars-themed torso!
▼ The bold lettering probably isn’t necessary here…but who’s complaining?
The Wa-Robes and juban shirt won’t be available until June, but you can pre-order them now on Trove. The jackets are 19,440 yen each (about US$177) and the juban shirt is 11,880 yen (about $110). Unfortunately, Trove only offers shipping in Japan, so they recommend using Tenso if you’re outside the country.
And if you’re looking for something a bit more “high-tech” than “science fiction,” you should definitely check out the Arm Skirt. It can hold your bottles of water and fight bad guys at the same time! Though we doubt it’s any help co-piloting an X-wing…
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